May warns MPs against ‘breach of trust in our democracy’

The prime minister has warned MPs that failing to back her Brexit plan would be a “catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy”. Theresa May faces almost certain defeat when MPs vote on the deal on Tuesday. The vote will come just weeks after she delayed the same vote when it became clear MPs would not back the deal. Writing in the Sunday Express she said MPs should not let down those who voted for the UK to leave the European Union. “Doing so would be a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy. “So my message to parliament this weekend is simple: it is time to forget the games and do what is right for our country,” she wrote. She described the vote as the “biggest and most important decision that any MP of our generation will be asked to make”. But she also warned that the UK risked crashing out of the EU with no deal or not leaving the EU at all if MPs refused to back her. Meanwhile, Downing Street said it is “extremely concerned” over reports that a plot has been launched to wrest control of the legislative agenda away from Mrs May if her deal fails. The Sunday Times says that the plan by backbenchers would see the government lose control of parliamentary business. This could threaten the ability to govern and also put Brexit legislation at risk. The news comes as former Conservative prime minister Sir John Major called… [Read full story]